Geelong Cup

The 2017 Geelong Cup is a Group 3 race that takes place at Geelong Racecourse in Melbourne on the fourth Wednesday of October each year.

Run over a distance of 2,400 metres, the Geelong Cup is run as part of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.

The Geelong Cup is run under open handicap conditions and is worth [cf “prize_money”] in prize money. Horses that win the Geelong Cup are granted automatic entry into the prestigious Melbourne Cup.

The Geelong Cup was first run in 1872 when it was won by a horse named Flying Scud. The race is an excellent form guide for the Melbourne Cup, with many horses successfully completing the Geelong Cup and Melbourne Cup double. Horses that have achieved this include Media Puzzle (2002), Americain (2010) and Dunaden (2011).

Horses that perform well in races such as the Group 2 Herbert Power Stakes and the Group 1 Caulfield Cup often go on to run in the Geelong Cup, however, the field is predominantly made up of Melbourne Cup hopefuls.

The Geelong Cup is often targeted by foreign horses, either as a means of gaining entry to the Melbourne Cup or in order to get a preparatory race in on Australian soil.

The Geelong Cup was inaugurated in 1872 and has a very long and strong racing history. The Geelong Cup holds an important place in Victorian racing, and will no doubt continue to do so long into the future.

2017 Geelong Cup Field

The Geelong Cup field usually draws a fairly talented field of stayers. As a Group 3 race not far out of Melbourne, the Geelong Cup field tends to be fairly heavy with upper tier types. However, you can occasionally get some local runners in the Geelong Cup field, although in recent years they haven’t performed too well.

The 2017 Geelong Cup field will be published below.

#

Form (Last 10)

Horse

Trainer

Jockey

Barrier

Weight

Hcp. Rating

1

x031x270x0

GALLANTE (IRE)

Robert Hickmott

Ms Katelyn Mallyon

11

58kg

101

2

151021×760

LIZZIE L’AMOUR (NZ)

Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman

Mark Zahra

9

57.5kg

104

3

x073x00002

BERISHA

Robert Smerdon

Ryan Maloney

12

56.5kg

98

4

1x3811x763

GALLIC CHIEFTAIN (FR)

Darren Weir

Craig Williams

2

55kg

95

5

0x076x0703

GREY LION (IRE)

Matt Cumani

Luke Nolen

8

54kg

93

6

84260×5046

FANATIC (NZ)

David & B Hayes & T Dabernig

Michael Walker

3

54kg

90

7

82x542x998

VENGEUR MASQUE (IRE)

Michael Moroney

Patrick Moloney

10

54kg

89

8

x173511163

KELLSTORM (IRE)

Darren Weir

Michael Dee

1

54kg

86

9

6433×70033

SETTLER’S STONE

Troy Blacker

Damien Oliver

4

54kg

82

10

2434×48321

VIOLATE

Brent Stanley

James Winks

6

54kg

81

11

1513059×11

WHEAL LEISURE

Archie Alexander

Dean Yendall

7

54kg

80

12

10×3173551

KAWABATA

Jamie Edwards

Ben Thompson (a)

5

54kg

75

2017 Geelong Cup Nominations

The Geelong Cup nominations usually draw a variety of types from all around. An eclectic mixture of local horses, Melbourne and interstate horses and foreign raiders tend to enter the Geelong Cup nominations. You’ll notice that quite a large number of Geelong Cup nominations have Melbourne Cup aspirations, and are seeking ballot exemption via win in this race.

The 2017 Geelong Cup nominations will be published below.

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Form (Last 10)

Horse

Sex

Age

Trainer

Hcp. Rating

1

x39x12x139

ALOFT (IRE)

G

6

Robert Hickmott

100

2

9210x71x04

ASSIGN (IRE)

G

7

Robert Hickmott

104

3

x073x00002

BERISHA

G

6

Robert Smerdon

98

4

x11x330x90

BONDI BEACH (IRE)

G

6

Robert Hickmott

104

5

16510×3934

BOOM TIME

H

6

David & B Hayes & T Dabernig

102

6

9009370962

CRAFTY CRUISER

G

10

Bryce Stanaway

70

7

84260×5046

FANATIC (NZ)

M

5

David & B Hayes & T Dabernig

90

8

30x33x2410

FOUNDRY (IRE)

H

8

Robert Hickmott

101

9

x031x270x0

GALLANTE (IRE)

G

7

Robert Hickmott

101

10

1x3811x763

GALLIC CHIEFTAIN (FR)

H

5

Darren Weir

95

11

0x076x0703

GREY LION (IRE)

H

6

Matt Cumani

93

12

10×3173551

KAWABATA

M

6

Jamie Edwards

75

13

x173511163

KELLSTORM (IRE)

H

5

Darren Weir

86

14

151021×760

LIZZIE L’AMOUR (NZ)

M

5

Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman

104

15

0x770x0060

MAGICOOL

G

6

Tony Romeo

84

16

513x412x04

OUR CENTURY (IRE)

G

7

Robert Hickmott

93

17

6433×70033

SETTLER’S STONE

G

6

Troy Blacker

82

18

3311×32211

SIN TO WIN (NZ)

G

5

David & B Hayes & T Dabernig

83

19

4407x5x865

SIR ISAAC NEWTON (GB)

G

6

Robert Hickmott

104

20

82x542x998

VENGEUR MASQUE (IRE)

G

6

Michael Moroney

89

21

2434×48321

VIOLATE

H

4

Brent Stanley

81

22

1513059×11

WHEAL LEISURE

M

4

Archie Alexander

80

23

10×8142444

WICKLOW BRAVE (GB)

G

9

William Mullins

106

Geelong Cup Results

Below you will find a list of Geelong Cup results and winning times since the year 2000.

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